Future of Select China Panel Uncertain

Posted 11/13/26

House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich) is pressing for continuing the panel in the next Congress, while Democrats who will control the chamber next year are arguing over its future. Democrats are expected to step up scrutiny on China in the 120th Congress, especially given recent reports that Beijing has been able to acquire advanced chips despite US export controls. But some Democrats are arguing that the select committee’s portfolio is redundant with the jurisdictions of existing committees like Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means.

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Future of Select China Panel Uncertain

House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich) is pressing for continuing the panel in the next Congress, while Democrats who will control the chamber next year are arguing over its future. Democrats are expected to step up scrutiny on China in the 120th Congress, especially given recent reports that Beijing has been able to acquire advanced chips despite US export controls. But some Democrats are arguing that the select committee’s portfolio is redundant with the jurisdictions of existing committees like Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means.

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